People · United Kingdom
Mark Smith
2×2 · top 6.2% of 189,179 all-time · competing since November 2009 · 2009SMIT06
Mark Smith has been competing for 17 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.19, set at UK Open 2010, puts him in the top 6.2% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 440th in the United Kingdom. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 2 competitions since November 2009, he has put 87 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 19.22 in November 2009 to 13.30, a 31% improvement. Mark has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.19 | 5.03 | top 6.2% | 440 / 4,946 | |
| Clock | 7.31 | 10.28 | top 12.1% | 174 / 1,255 | |
| 3×3 | 13.30 | 15.01 | top 18.6% | 1,257 / 6,785 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 27.72 | 29.60 | top 41.3% | 732 / 1,861 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.52 | 13.08 | top 49.2% | 2,013 / 3,704 | |
| 4×4 | 1:21.08 | 1:39.23 | top 56.9% | 1,258 / 2,112 | |
| Square-1 | 38.16 | 52.72 | top 63.0% | 526 / 789 |
Percentile against all competitors ever ranked in each event, a fairer measure than raw rank, because the pools differ by a factor of ten.
The line so far
Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 6 Nov 2010First sub-15 3×3: 13.30 at UK Open 2010.
- 6 Nov 2010Four personal bests in one day at UK Open 2010.
- 21 Nov 2009First competition: Bristol Open 2009. A 21.52 3×3 single to start from.
- 21 Nov 2009First sub-20 3×3: 19.22 at Bristol Open 2009.
Competitions
- UK Open 2010 · 6 Nov 2010 — 4 personal bests set
- Bristol Open 2009 · 21 Nov 2009 — 2 personal bests set
Reading this page: a single is one solve's time · an average is the middle three of five solves, best and worst discarded · a PB is a personal best · a DNF (did not finish) is an attempt with no valid result: a popped piece, an unsolved face, an over-limit memorisation · top X% compares against everyone ever ranked in that event, which is fairer than raw rank because event pools differ tenfold.
The circuit
The people whose scorecards keep turning up next to his.
- Joey Gouly — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Charlie Cooper — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Daniel Sheppard — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.19 away.
- A sub-6 Clock single — 2,366 people have one; it is 1.31 away.
Targets move as he improves.